Petition of VIPs re/9-11

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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:24:24 -0700
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Subject: Fwd: Powerful 9/11 Statement Signed by Prominent Americans
Released Yesterday
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Subject: Powerful 9/11 Statement Signed by Prominent Americans Released
Yesterday
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:29:21 -0700
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Dear friends,
Below is a powerful statement released yesterday which is
already helping to bring the 9/11 issue more into public
awareness. It is a petition signed by 100 prominent Americans
demanding a full, independent investigation. The statement's
list of signatories includes notables spanning the political
spectrum, from Presidential candidates like Ralph Nader and
Green Party candidate David Cobb to Catherine Austin Fitts, a
member of the first Bush administration, as well as Washington
veterans like Pentagon whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and
retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern. Other signers range from
former US Ambassador and Chief of Mission to Iraq Edward L.
Peck to environmentalists like Randy Hayes and John Robbins.
Please help to spread the word on this most important
statement, and considering giving a donation to help have it
published in the New York Times at
http://rate.affero.net/911truth/ The truth is coming out!
Thanks for all that you are doing to help build a better
world!
With very best wishes,
Fred
http://www.911Truth.org/article.php?story=20041026093059633
911 Truth Statement
Respected Leaders and Families Launch 9/11 Truth Statement
Demanding Deeper Investigation into the Events of 9/11
NEW YORK CITY, NY (Oct. 26, 2004) – An alliance of 100
prominent Americans and 40 family members of those killed on
9/11 today announced the release of the 911 Truth Statement, a
call for immediate inquiry into evidence that suggests
high-level government officials may have deliberately allowed
the September 11th attacks to occur. The Statement supports an
August 31st Zogby poll that found nearly 50% of New Yorkers
believe the government had foreknowledge and "consciously
failed to act," with 66% wanting a new 9/11 investigation.
Focusing on twelve questions, the Statement highlights areas
of incriminating evidence that were either inadequately
explored or ignored by the Kean Commission, ranging from
insider trading and hijacker funding to foreign government
forewarnings and inactive defenses around the Pentagon. The
Statement asks for four actions: an immediate investigation by
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Congressional
hearings, media analysis, and the formation of a truly
independent citizens-based inquiry.
The Statement's list of signatories includes notables spanning
the political spectrum, from Presidential candidates Ralph
Nader, Michael Badnarik, and David Cobb to Catherine Austin
Fitts, a member of the first Bush administration, as well as
Washington veterans like Pentagon whistleblower Daniel
Ellsberg and retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern. Other signers
range from peace activists like Code Pink president Jodie
Evans and Global Exchange's Kevin Danaher to former US
Ambassador and Chief of Mission to Iraq, Edward L. Peck; from
environmentalists like Randy Hayes and John Robbins to
business leaders such as Paul Hawken and Karl Schwartz, CEO of
Patmos Nanotechnologies; from populist journalist Ronnie
Dugger to renowned investigative reporter Kelly Patricia
O'Meara.
The Statement also includes 43 noted authors, including New
York Times #1 bestseller John Gray, as well as 18 eminent
professors, historians, and theologians. Other notables
include five-term Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney,
singers Michelle Shocked and Michael Franti, and actors Ed
Asner and Mimi Kennedy.
The Statement was facilitated by 911truth.org, a leading
coalition. The organization has also announced a press
conference outside of Eliot Spitzer's Manhattan office (corner
of Cedar and Nassau) at 2:00PM on Thursday, Oct. 28th where
9/11 family members and victim group representatives will file
a formal complaint demanding the first criminal investigation
of 9/11 events by the New York Attorney General.
The Statement
We Want Real Answers About 9/11
On August 31, 2004, Zogby International, the official North
American political polling agency for Reuters, released a poll
that found nearly half (49.3%) of New York City residents and
41% of those in New York state believe US leaders had
foreknowledge of impending 9/11 attacks and "consciously
failed" to act. Of the New York City residents, 66% called for
a new probe of unanswered questions by Congress or the New
York Attorney General.
In connection with this news, we have assembled 100 notable
Americans and 40 family members of those who died to sign this
9/11 Statement, which calls for immediate public attention to
unanswered questions that suggest that people within the
current administration may indeed have deliberately allowed
9/11 to happen, perhaps as a pretext for war.
We want truthful answers to questions such as:
1. Why were standard operating procedures for dealing with
hijacked airliners not followed that day?
2. Why were the extensive missile batteries and air defenses
reportedly deployed around the Pentagon not activated during
the attack?
3. Why did the Secret Service allow Bush to complete his
elementary school visit, apparently unconcerned about his
safety or that of the schoolchildren?
4. Why hasn't a single person been fired, penalized, or
reprimanded for the gross incompetence we witnessed that day?
5. Why haven't authorities in the U.S. and abroad published
the results of multiple investigations into trading that
strongly suggested foreknowledge of specific details of the
9/11 attacks, resulting in tens of millions of dollars of
traceable gains?
6. Why has Sibel Edmonds, a former FBI translator who claims
to have knowledge of advance warnings, been publicly silenced
with a gag order requested by Attorney General Ashcroft and
granted by a Bush-appointed judge?
7. How could Flight 77, which reportedly hit the Pentagon,
have flown back towards Washington D.C. for 40 minutes without
being detected by the FAA's radar or the even superior radar
possessed by the US military?
8. How were the FBI and CIA able to release the names and
photos of the alleged hijackers within hours, as well as to
visit houses, restaurants, and flight schools they were known
to frequent?
9. What happened to the over 20 documented warnings given our
government by 14 foreign intelligence agencies or heads of
state?
10. Why did the Bush administration cover up the fact that
the head of the Pakistani intelligence agency was in
Washington the week of 9/11 and reportedly had $100,000 wired
to Mohamed Atta, considered the ringleader of the hijackers?
11. Why did the 911 Commission fail to address most of the
questions posed by the families of the victims, in addition to
almost all of the questions posed here?
12. Why was Philip Zelikow chosen to be the Executive
Director of the ostensibly independent 911 Commission although
he had co-authored a book with Condoleezza Rice?
Those who are demanding deeper inquiry now number in the
hundreds of thousands, including a former member of the first
Bush administration, a retired Air Force colonel, a European
parliamentarian, families of the victims, highly respected
authors, investigative journalists, peace and justice leaders,
former Pentagon staff, and the National Green Party.
As Americans of conscience, we ask for four things:
1. An immediate investigation by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer
2. Immediate investigation in Congressional Hearings.
3. Media attention to scrutinize and investigate the evidence.
4. The formation of a truly independent citizens-based inquiry.
Given the importance of the coming election, we feel it is
imperative that these questions be addressed publicly,
honestly, and rigorously so that Americans may exercise their
democratic rights with full awareness.
In closing, we pray and hope for the strength to approach this
subject with wisdom and compassion so that we may heal from
the wounds inflicted on that terrible day.
Signed,
Signatories
Note: All organizations are mentioned for identification purposes only.
Individuals have signed this statement as an act of their own conscience, not to
signify organizational endorsement.
1. Virginia Deane Abernethy, Ph.D., anthropologist, author, Population Politics
2. Ed Asner, actor, activist
3. Marshall Auerback, international portfolio strategist for David W. Tice &
Associates, Inc.
4. Catherine Austin Fitts, Asst. Secretary of Housing in the first Bush
administration
5. Keidi Obi Awadu, aka The Conscious Rasta, talk show host, LIBRadio
6. Michael Badnarik, Libertarian candidate for President
7. Byron Belitsos, publisher, Origin Press, author Planetary Democracy
8. Philip J. Berg, Esquire, former deputy attorney general, Pennsylvania
9. Medea Benjamin, activist, author, co-founder, Global Exchange and Code Pink
10. Dennis Bernstein, investigative reporter, radio host of KPFAÕs Flashpoints
11. Steve Bhaerman aka Swami Beyondananda, author, political comedian
12. Brad Blanton, Ph.D., psychotherapist, author, Radical Honesty
13. Saniel Bonder, spiritual teacher and author, Great Relief
14. Dr. Robert Bowman, USAF Lt. Col. (Rtd.), founder, Institute for Space and
Security Studies
15. John Buchanan, author, candidate for the Republican Party Presidential
nomination, 2004
16. Gray Brechin, Ph.D., author, environmental historian, professor, UC Berkeley
17. Fred Burks, presidential interpreter for Bush, Clinton, Cheney, and Gore
18. Norma Carr-Rufino, Ph.D., author, professor of management, San Francisco
State University
19. Angana Chatterji, Ph.D., scholar-activist and professor of anthropology
20. Paul Cienfuegos, co-founder, Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County
21. David Cobb, attorney, national presidential candidate, US Green Party
22. John Cobb, Ph.D., theologian, co-author, For the Common Good
23. Ernest Callenbach, founder/editor, Film Quarterly, author, Ecotopia
24. Kevin Danaher, Ph.D., author, speaker, co-founder, Global Exchange
25. Stephen Dinan, author, Radical Spirit
26. Bill Doyle, advocate for 9/11 families, father of Joseph Doyle, Cantor
Fitzgerald employee
27. Ronnie Dugger, journalist/author, co-founder, Alliance for Democracy
28. Rachel Ehrenfeld, Ph.D., Director, American Center for Democracy, author,
Funding Evil
29. Daniel Ellsberg, author, Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon
Papers
30. Jodie Evans, president, Code Pink
31. Richard Falk, Professor Emeritus of International Law, Princeton University
32. Michael Franti, musician, filmmaker, human rights worker
33. Jim Garrison, Ph.D., president, State of the World Forum, author, America as
Empire
34. Bruce Gagnon, Chair, Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
35. Ric Giardina, author, consultant, speaker, former Director of Trademarks and
Brands for Intel
36. John Gray, Ph.D., #1 bestselling author, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from
Venus
37. Stan Goff, 25-year Army Special Ops veteran, author, Full Spectrum Disorder
38. Melvin Goodman, senior fellow, Center for International Policy, author,
former Senior Analyst, CIA, professor, National War College
39. Morton Goulder, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Warning under Nixon,
Ford, and Carter
40. David Ray Griffin, Ph.D., theologian, author, New Pearl Harbor
41. Doris "Granny D" Haddock, campaign finance crusader, NH Democratic candidate
for Senate
42. Thom Hartmann, radio host; author, Unequal Protection
43. Richie Havens, singer, songwriter, performer, artist
44. Paul Hawken, bestselling author, environmentalist, entrepreneur, founder of
Smith & Hawken
45. Randy Hayes, founder, Rainforest Action Network, US National Director,
Direction Conservation
46. Richard Heinberg, author, The Party's Over, core faculty, New College of
California
47. Van Jones, executive director, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
48. Rob Kall, editor, OpEdNews.com, president, Futurehealth, Inc.
49. Georgia Kelly, executive director, Praxis Peace Institute
50. Sean Kelly, Ph.D., author, professor of philosophy and religion, CA
Institute of Integral Studies
51. John Joseph Kennedy, Democratic Write-in Presidential Candidate for 2004
52. Mimi Kennedy, actress, Dharma and Greg, progressive activist
53. Faiz Khan, M.D., Triage Emergency Physician on 9/11, Assistant Imam
54. David Korten, author, When Corporations Rule the World
55. France Moore Lappé, author, Diet for a Small Planet; founder, Small Planet
Institute
56. Scott M. Legere, 25 year radio broadcaster as Scott Ledger, Tampa FL
57. Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor, TIKKUN Magazine, author, Healing
Israel/Palestine
58. Michael Levine, bestselling author of Deep Cover, journalist, 25-year
veteran of the DEA
59. Joanna Macy, Ph.D., eco-philosopher, author
60. Enver Masud, founder, The Wisdom Fund, author, The Truth About Islam
61. John McCarthy, former Special Forces Captain, president, Veterans Equal
Rights Protection Advocacy
62. Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst, co-founder, Veteran Intelligence
Professionals for Sanity
63. Cynthia McKinney, five-term Congresswoman from Georgia
64. Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., author, professor, co-founder, Green Earth Foundation
65. Mark Crispin Miller, media critic, author, professor, New York University
66. Joseph W. Montaperto, New York City Fire Department
67. Leuren Moret, geoscientist, radiation specialist, environmental commissioner
68. Ralph Nader, Independent candidate for President
69. Craig Neal, author, co-founder, The Heartland Institute, former publisher,
Utne Reader
70. Jeff Norman, executive director, Tour of Duty
71. Jenna Orkin, Esquire, World Trade Center Environmental Organization
72. Kelly Patricia O'Meara, investigative journalist, public relations
73. Michael Parenti, Ph.D., author, Superpatriotism and The Terrorism Trap
74. Edward L. Peck, former US Ambassador and Chief of Mission to Iraq, former
Deputy Director to the White House Task Force on Terrorism
75. Peter Phillips, Ph.D., professor, Sonoma State University, director, Project
Censored
76. Henri Poole, Internet pioneer, board member, Free Software Foundation
77. Robert Rabbin, author, speaker, creator of TruthForPresident.org
78. Paul H. Ray, Ph.D., sociologist, author, The Cultural Creatives
79. John Renesch, business futurist, author, Getting to the Better Future
80. John Rensenbrink, professor emeritus, Bowdoin College, co-founder, US Green
Party
81. John Robbins, author, founder, EarthSave International
82. William Rodriguez, 9/11 rescue effort hero, founder, Hispanic Victims Group
83. Neal Rogin, Emmy-award winning writer, performer, social observer
84. Allen Roland, Ph.D., psychotherapist, published author and peace activist
85. Rosemary Radford Ruether, professor of feminist theology, Graduate
Theological Union
86. Michael Ruppert, publisher/editor, From The Wilderness, author, Crossing the
Rubicon
87. Chris Sanders, founder, Sanders Research Associates
88. Karl W. B. Schwarz, President, CEO, Patmos Nanotechnologies, LLC
89. Peter Dale Scott, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, author, Drugs, Oil, and War
90. Firefighter Kevin Shea, FDNY Hazmat Operations
91. Michelle Shocked, singer/songwriter, activist
92. Indira Singh, risk management and computer systems consultant
93. J. Michael Springmann, attorney, former Foreign Service Officer, US
Department of State
94. Douglas Sturm, Ph.D., university professor emeritus, Bucknell University
95. Marjorie Hewit Suchocki, Ph.D., theologian, author
96. Chuck Turner, Boston City Council
97. James W. Walter Jr., venture investor, philanthropist, founder of Walden
Three
98. Dan Whaley, E-commerce pioneer, founder of GetThere.com, acquired for $750M
99. Burns H. Weston, J.S.D., Professor of Law Emeritus, Director, Center for
Human Rights, U-Iowa
100. Howard Zinn, professor, historian, author, A PeopleÕs History of the United
States
Family Members
1. Joanne Barbara, wife of FDNY Asst. Chief of Dept. Gerard Barbara
2. Gayle Barker, sister of William A. Karnes, WTC
3. Michele Bergsohn, wife of Alvin Bergsohn, Cantor Fitzgerald
4. Derrill Bodley, father of Deora Bodley, passenger on Flight 93
5. Kathryn C. Bowden, sister of Thomas H. Bowden, Jr. WTC1, 104th floor
6. Janet Calia, wife of Dominick Calia, Cantor Fitzgerald, WTC1
7. Maggie Cashman, wife of William Joseph Cashman, United Flight 93
8. Lynne Castrianno Galante, sister of Leonard Castrianno, 1WTC, 105th floor
9. Elza Chapa-McGowan, daughter of Rosemary Chapa, Pentagon
10. Bruce De Cell, father-in-law of Mark Petrocelli North Tower, 92nd floor
11. Ralph D'Esposito, father of Michael DÕEsposito, WTC, 96th floor
12. Loisanne Diehl, Surviving Spouse, Michael D. Diehl, WTC2, 90th floor
13. Jonathan M. Fisher, son of Dr. Gerald Paul "Geep" Fisher, Pentagon
14. Michael J. Fox, brother of Jeffrey L. Fox, Tower 2, 89th floor
15. Laurel A. Gay, sister of Peter A. Gay, AA Flight 11
16. Ilene Golinsky, wife of Col. Ronald F. Golinski USA RET, Pentagon
17. Kristen Hall, daughter of fallen firefighter Thomas Kuveikis 9/11
18. Kurt D. Horning, father of Matthew D. Horning, WTC Tower One, 95th floor
19. Jennifer W. Hunt, wife of William C. Hunt, Euro Brokers
20. Lori, Jerry, and Beatrice Guadagno, sister and parents of Richard Guadagno,
Flight 93
21. John Keating, son of Barbara Keating, passenger on AA Flight 11
22. L. Russell Keene II, father of Russ Keene III, WTC2, 89th floor, KBW
23. Peter Kousoulis, sister died in WTC
24. Barbara Krukowski-Rastelli, mother of William E. Krukowski, NYC firefighter
25. Laura and Ira Lassman, parents of Nicholas C. Lassman, died in WTC, Tower
One
26. Johnny Lee, husband of Lorraine Greene
27. Alicia LeGuillow, mother of Nestor A. Cintron III
28. Francine Levine, sister of Adam K. Ruhalter, who died on 9/11
29. Christopher Longing, husband of Laura M. Longing, WTC1
30. Bob McIlvaine, father of Robert McIlvaine, WTC, Merrill Lynch
31. Mary McWilliams, mother of FF Martin E. McWilliams- Engine 22
32. Daryl J. Meehan, brother of Colleen Ann Barkow, WTC 1, 105th floor
33. Elvira P. Murphy, wife of Patrick Murphy, WTC 1
34. Natalee Pecorelli, sister of Thomas Pecorelli of Flight 11
35. James L Perry, M.D and Patricia J. Perry, parents of John W. Perry, Esq.,
NYPD Officer 9/11
36. Elaine Saber, mother of Scott Saber
37. Julie Scarpitta, mother of Michelle Scarpitta, WTC Building 2, 84th floor
38. Kathleen A. Stanton, WTC South, Injured Survivor
39. Elizabeth Turner, wife of Simon Turner, lost on 11th September 2001
40. Joan W. Winton, mother of David Winton, WTC, South Tower, 89th floor
41. David Yancey, husband of Vicki Yancey, American Airlines Flight 77
Take action!
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3. Help New York citizens and 9/11 family members, beginning
Thursday, Oct. 28th, by signing an online petition in support
of their formal complaint to be filed with New York Attorney
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